We were working on the set in the lobby of the Tank, and Jacob (creator of www.creaturesofyes.com and our resident wizard) was painting amazing expressionist flourishes on the machine. A stage manager for a dance show walked by….

Stage manager: is this a Christmas show?

Us: Nope! It’s a puppet show…

Stage Manager: Oh… I hope you won’t be offended, but it looks like Santa’s workshop!

Us: We are the opposite of offended! That’s the best thing you could have said!

Chris’s fingers - they were much much paintier a few hours before, but he was just smart enough not to play with his phone then.